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Marco Rubio says he’ll invite dissidents around the world to be his guests at his inauguration

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In New York City this morning, Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio offered a three-point plan to deal with Iran and Cuba, and said if elected president, he will invite dissidents from those two nations and other countries with repressive governments to his inaugural address. Criticizing Secretary of State John Kerry for the fact that no Cuban dissidents were invited to today’s official flag-raising ceremony as the U.S. Embassy in Havana, the GOP presidential candidate said, “I will make this pledge here and now: As president, as a symbol…

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Kathy Castor praises & Marco Rubio condemns Obama’s removal of Cuba from terrorist list

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The White House announced on Tuesday that President Obama intends to remove Cuba from the American government’s list of nations that sponsor terrorism, eliminating a major obstacle to the restoration of diplomatic relations after decades of hostilities. The move had been a top priority with the Raul Castro-led Cuban government since diplomatic relations between the two countries were renewed back in December. Although critics like South Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen note incidents like the 1996 shootdown of the Brothers to…

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Marco Rubio tells John Kerry not to take Cuba off state sponsor of terrorism list

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There are 196 nations on earth, yet the U.S. State Department only lists four: Iran, Sudan, Syria and Cuba. (Saudi Arabia didn’t make the list.) Getting removed off that list is a huge issue for the Cuban government, since all banks that engage with them are subject to U.S. screenings to ensure that terrorist money doesn’t enter the U.S. And it’s one of the biggest issues for the Cuban government as it resumes diplomatic relations with the U.S. Which is why…

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